Text 10575, 94 rader
Skriven 2008-07-14 23:30:42 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 10407 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: bears & pigs and food, oh my
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Hi Ruth!

> That's why, in the late 70s, I named a cat Ben because he had the
> "personality" of the bear on the Grizzly Adams TV show. A lovable galoof
> sort of character.

Priscilla was named in a similar manner.. as a puppy, her personality was about
the exact same as one of the puppet characters I'd created for our church
puppet team.. her name _couldn't_ have been anything else :) Ron and laughed
over that one for a while (g).  Toby was named by my oldest grandson (g).

>> I think the meanest critter I saw though was a possum.. this one took
>> up residence in our barn in Louisville... he was nasty as all get

> We had one come up thru the bathroom drain pipe enclosure in our house
> in NC.  Steve was at night school when I heard it--pointed a flashlight,
> saw 2 beady eyes and called the city and county cops. They got it out &
> boarded up the hole but never let me forget about it. Steve didn't have
> his 22 at the time and I would have gotten in trouble for discharging a
> firearm in city limits anyway so I had to call them.  Those are ugly
> looking critters!

Oh this guy was cute - really it was - til you saw his teeth!  I couldn't have
had anyone shoot it though.  I was glad that Louisville had this person that
would come and trap it and release it outside the village (our house in
Lousisville had about 3 acres and was full of wildlife). It was a lady who
came.. she reminded me a of a female 'Crocodile Dundee'..complete with hat
(bg).  She trapped that guy, and brought him over to the house in the cage so
we could see it.. then she brought him to his new surroundings :)

>> > night before Easter my dad had to take a dog to the vet around 10:30
>> as > it had a nose full of quills.
>> That sounds like a real drag :(  Poor dog :(
> It was his fault for being so curious!

It is in their nature :)

> I've been using a B complex for close to a year. It somewhat helps my
> migraines.

BComplex (all those b's (g)) is really good for tension/stress - could be why
it helps I guess.

>I also take fish oil, calcium with D, a multi and 2000 mg of
> time release vitamin C, all in addition to perscription meds.

My neurologist in Manhatten has me taking separate tablets: Vit. D (1000iu),
B12 (2500mcg), B1(200mg), and folic acid (800mcg), plus a multiple - I notice
b12 does the most for me, though the folic acid also made quite a difference
after I was taking it for a bit (like a week). I take various and sundry boring
prescription meds as well (g).

> But it is so uncontrollable for fine tuning and instant on/off! I'd
> still rather have gas.

Well, really you have to move the pot off the burner. That's pretty instant :)
but I know what you mean about the control over the fine tuning.  It's not
there with electric at all.

>> Yes it would be for me as well.. I do have some allergies to propane
>> and natural gas.


> I don't have the allergy issue, just asthma

Have you ever been tested for any allergies?

>but I'd rather cook with
> gas.  Besides, I could cook if the power went out if I had gas.  Now, if
> it goes out, I've got to haul out our propane camp stove or use the
> grill.

Understand that one.. it is one good thing generally true about a gas stove. Of
course it also means that an idiot dog can jump up in front of the stove and
ignite the burner with his feet as he's snooping to see what you served for
dinner 5 minutes ago (bg).  Toby did that, no harm done that time, but I was
pretty upset at him needless to say.

>> > As long as it's not sitting around, collecting dust and occupying
>> space.

>> I tried giving one away to my daughter once.. no deal (laugh)

> Does she have the pasta maker to use it with?

Yes, she does - She's allergic to all dairy so no ravioli for her.. and then
being a vegetarian as well rules out too many other types of ravioli.  She did
make a delicious mushroom ravioli once a few years ago though :)

Take care,
Janis

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